Laila HarbertLaila Harbert
International FootballEmpty Data and the Temptation to Fabricate Conclusions: Lessons from the Football Analysis RoomIn a small apartment in Madrid, my computer screen lit up with a blank...
International FootballNine Lenses and a Blank Page: How Football Analysis Is Fooling ItselfOne morning I sat in front of my screen and received an empty report. No titl...
Martial ArtsRodtang Jitmuangnon's 18 Silent Months: Decoding the Injuries Before ONE 172On the night of March 23, 2026, at Saitama Super Arena, Rodtang Jitmuangnon...
BadmintonWhen the Medical Room Stays Silent: The Invisible Crack in Vietnamese BadmintonThe shuttlecock touched the net and dropped to the floor. Applause erupted, b...
ChessThe Scoresheet and Sindarov's Smile: When Chess Becomes a New Diplomatic LanguageI have followed chess for nearly four decades. From creaky wooden boards in...
International FootballLiverpool 0-0 Fulham: A Stalemate at Anfield and the Crack in the Final ThirdIn the 92nd minute, Dominik Szoboszlai rose to meet a cross from the right,...
Domestic FootballU15 Vietnam 3-4 U15 Iran: six minutes that exposed the line between ASEAN and AsiaMinute 40+5, at a tournament the media call the “U15 World Cup”, Xuan Vinh...
EsportsSiuhy Becomes Free Agent After Team Liquid Exit: Sixteen Months, Three Majors, and an Empty Chair Nobody Has FilledOn July 27, 2026, a short notice appeared across Counter-Strike 2 transfer...
Domestic FootballAsian Cup 2027 Is Not Postponed: Vietnam Have Two November Matches, But Only One Real TestOn 11 November, on the pitch at Thien Truong, Vietnam host Chinese Taipei. Fo...
International FootballDeep Football Analysis: When Input Data Is Empty and Lessons on Analytical PipelinesIn the context of modern football increasingly relying on data and in-depth...
TennisUS Open 2026: Alcaraz, Sabalenka and the Battle to Defend Their Throne - A Tactical and Data AnalysisWhen the first ball of the 2026 US Open rolls on Arthur Ashe Stadium court, N...
International FootballNine Layers of Data in One J-League Season: Cerezo Osaka and What the Table Leaves OutOn the final night of the season, when the referee's whistle sounded at Yanma...
TennisAustralian Tennis 2026: When Data Goes Silent, the Analyst Must Learn to ListenIn the last three matches at the 2026 Australian Open, the PPDA (Passes Per...
BadmintonAlwi Farhan Spars With Kento Momota Before Asian Games 2026: The Data Signature Sits in the Institutional DecisionOne headline says “lesson”. One quote says “happy” and “honoured”. The distan...
BadmintonShi Yuqi Withdraws from BWF World: Li Shifeng Takes the Lead and China's Men's Singles Depth ProblemThe most valuable moment in this news item is not in the headline. It lies in...
SwimmingWhen the Lane Falls Silent: Nine Lenses for Reading a Swim ResultHook One July morning in Melbourne, I opened a dataset for a swim meet and...
AthleticsAmy Hunt takes 3rd in 200m Diamond League final: A promising performanceBrussels – In the women's 200m final at the Diamond League in Brussels, Briti...
VolleyballThe Empty Report and the Data Gap in Vietnamese VolleyballIn late June, a document landed in my inbox in Binh Duong. The cover page was...
International FootballIndonesia Tests a West Asian Away Fixture Before the 2027 Asian Cup: Herdman and a Preparation Plan Without DataOn the FIFA Matchday calendar for November 2026, one date is circled: the...
Martial ArtsNguyen Thi Tam defeats reigning world champion, advances to Asiad 20 boxing finalIn the third round, all five judges scored it 10-9 for Nguyen Thi Tam. Not a...
